The indictment does not name the two vessels involved, hijacked in March and April 2009. In 2010, Muse was charged in connection with two additional attacks on international shipping. The film received a nomination for Best Picture, and Abdi was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Muse. Muse was portrayed by Somali-American actor Barkhad Abdi in the 2013 film Captain Phillips, a dramatization of the events in 2009, also starring Tom Hanks as the titular character. Shi, which was quoted in his indictment, involves murder and a crew member taking over a ship and holding a hostage. A more recent case, 2008's United States v. Muse was thought to be the first person to be charged with piracy in an American court in more than 100 years, when courts ruled in 1885 that the Ambrose Light was not a pirate vessel. After Muse had been taken on board the 3 remaining pirates were shot dead simultaneously before Muse was charged and taken into American custody. A day later the USS Bainbridge intercepted the lifeboat and navy officers negotiated with the armed pirates for hours and agreed to take Muse on board the Bainbridge to "meet" with elders from his clan to negotiate the release of Phillips. All 4 pirates escaped the ship with Phillips held hostage inside the lifeboat. However Muse's fellow pirates forced Phillips into the lifeboat before the Alabama crew could release Muse. The crew attacked and held Muse hostage while Richard Phillips offered him and the pirates money to leave the Alabama safely on the ship's lifeboat. During the attack, he was stabbed in the hand by a sailor.
Muse is short in stature-Colleen Long and Larry Neumeister, writing for the Associated Press, reported that Muse was, "only five foot two inches (157 cm) tall." Attack on the Maersk AlabamaĪccording to his indictment, Muse was the first of the four men who boarded the Maersk Alabama. Peck, that Muse had told Americans he was variously 16, 18, 19 and 26 years old. The Federal Bureau of Prisons states he was born in 1990, while his mother states he was born in 1992, and his father states he was born in 1993.Īt a hearing to determine Muse's age, Assistant United States Attorney Brendan McGuire informed U.S. Muse was born in Galkayo, a divided city in Somalia.
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